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Nigeria’s GDP slowed in 2018 second quarter
However, growth was 0.79 percent points higher when compared to the second quarter of 2017.
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However, growth was 0.79 percent points higher when compared to the second quarter of 2017.
Nigeria’s economy entered recession in 2016 but returned to positive growth in the second quarter of 2017.
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The growth rate is higher than the -1.58 per cent recorded in 2016, about 2.42 per cent difference.